I need some advice, did anyone ever stal on the weight loss during pre-op diet? In 5 days I dropped 15 lbs and since then I have not dropped anymore weight? WHY? I have been on my pre-op plan for 12 days now and in the past 7 NO weight loss. I've been on Protein shakes and bars and most of the time my calories were around 1,000. Yesterday and today I was able to add in pure protein with no carbs like chicken breast and turkey etc... I am hoping this will change things up a bit and cause more weight loss but NOT yet.

Another question, did anyone feel sick or get a bad cold before surgery? I'm coughing and have swollen glands and a little sore throat. I leave in 2 days and have 4 day til the actual surgery. Any suggestions on how to get over this quick or advice on whether it will affect the surgery or not? I'm having surgery Tuesday in Mexico.

I don't know about the weight-loss stalling out, but for the cold/illness, I suggest you talk to your regular doctor and call the surgery center in Mexico and ask what you should do.

I've had to do 3 weeks pre op, i lost loads in the first couple of weeks and now appear to have stopped losing. i am putting it down to the fact that i have been exercising daily so hopefully building muscle.

anyway today is my day...leaving for the hospital in an hour or so!!!!!

good luck for your op

julie x

You lost 15 # in 5 days! Your body needs to adjust to that. Also some people dint Lise on very low calorie diets. Like me, I could lose for the first week pre op then nothing until I got my calories back up to 1100-1200.

So you know the first 6 weeks post op is about weight loss, don't get frustrated if you stall in your weighloss during this time

I lost 2 lbs, the first two days of the pre-op diet and nothing since. I saw my surgeon on tuesday this week and he said not to worry that it can just be your body adjusting to difference in calorie intake etc. Everyone loses weight differently so part of our journey is learning what works best for us. I was very discouraged until I talked to him, now I'm just excited about next week and getting my band and MAKING it work for me

When I first started doing the pre-op diet I was eating like 900 calories a day and I lost really fast, and then it stalled, and it's true when others say that sometimes you need to eat a little bit more to lose a little more. I went up to 1200 calories and started losing again. I have heard that sometimes when you eat very little your body thinks it's starving and will try to conserve the fat and energy stores that it has so you don't die, but if you up the calories a little more, it will be fine. Hope that helps!